Sousa to Bring 400 Musicians for Liberty Loan Rally
Bridgeport prepares a massive Liberty Loan event featuring John Philip Sousa and the Great Lakes Naval Training Station band totaling 330 players plus Bridgeport residents, as Governor Holcomb is urged to attend. A street parade precedes a monster mass meeting at the armory with concerts across the city and band transportation arranged by the committee.
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Bridgeport
John Philip Sousa
Ieader
Great Lakes
Liberty Loan
Armory
Marcus H. Holcomb
Jackie
Safier Vnvasion
Jackie Hand
Corporal McGuinness Severely Wounded in France
Corporal William J. McGuinness of Company J, 327th U.S. Infantry is reported severely wounded. His mother Mrs. Julia McGuinness of Stratford Avenue received a telegram from the adjutant general’s office in Washington. He enlisted September 17 last year, trained at Camp Devens and Camp Gordon, sailed for France last April, served with British forces in northern France, then with American troops in the sector. He last visited home when Camp Devens football played American Chain eleven in November. His family has sent five cables for news. The American China Company, where he was employed, placed a silver star on its service fin for him. His father passed away July 22.
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William J. McGuinness
327Th U.S. Infantry
Julia McGuinness
Stratford Avenue
Adjutant General’s Office
Washington
McGuinness
Camp Devens
Camp Gordon
Atlanta
Gia
Camp Upton
Wie
France
Chain Eleven
Ast
American China Company
McCguinne
German peace note to Wilson urges armistice and talks
Amsterdam October 6 reports The German chancellor Maximilian forwarded a note to President Wilson via Switzerland seeking restoration of peace and inviting belligerents to plenipotentiaries. It backs Wilson's January 8 plan and September remarks as a basis for negotiations. Calls for immediate armistice on land water and air and notes Turkey may follow. Vienna dispatch quotes Baron Burian replying that loyal cooperation aims for an honorable peace for the armies and peoples.
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Amsterdam
Associated Press
Prince Maximilian
Wilson
United States
Congress
Turkey
Maximilian of
Baden
Baron Burian
Vienna
Barion Burian
Iis
Allies Press West Front in Relentless Drive
Allied forces push German and Austro-Hungarian lines on all fronts as peace talks stall. Wilson has not received armistice proposals and expects unconditional surrender. British French American and Italian troops drive in Belgium from the north toward the coast, with Douai and Cambrai nearing encirclement. continued fighting expected.
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Germany
Austria- Hungary
Muxindhin
Baden
Wilson
Belgium
North Sea
Arras
Verdun
Douai
Lens
Cambrai
Bridgeport Liberty Loan Push Promises Bond Purchases
Bridgeport Liberty Loan committee vows to buy bonds until Kaiser surrenders and promotes the biggest Connecticut Liberty Loan event. The United States Naval Band from the Great Lakes training station will headline an outdoor show tagged as One Big Day, culminating in a monster mass meeting at Likeramary Armory with Governor Holcomb expected to attend.
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Bridgeport
Liberty Loan Committee
Connecticut
United States Naval Band
Great Lakes Training Station
Like Armory
Holcomb
Liberty Loan Executive Committee
Influenza Fatalities Reported at Hillside Hospital
Four deaths from influenza occurred at the Hillside temporary hospital yesterday with 15 new cases reported to the Health Department. Grace Wilson, a Remington Arm plant worker, died within an hour after admission. Also deceased were Mary Sembach, Angling Nearstartheon, and Lizzie Gardow. Authorities caution about precautions and crowd exposure. draft examinations delayed due to illnesses.
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Hillside
Health Department
Grace Wilson
Lidgetiele
Lunt Avenue
Remington Armys
Mary Sembach
Hallett Street
Angling Nearstartheon
Pembrore Strea
Lizzie Gardow
France and Germany clash over peace terms in editorials
An Oct issue of Temps blasts Germany for seeking U S mediation while pressuring for Wilson's principles as a basis for negotiations. It warns Berlin will abandon demands after a breathing spell, undermining pledged bases, as Journal Des Debits condemns the Kaiser's stance. Emperor William's proclamation to mobilize arms and offer peace is also reported.
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Temps
Germany
United States
Wilson
Ha Kaiser
Toilian
Pal
Maximilien
Tadendorff
Scheideniinn
Wilsom
Vlin
Journal Des Debits
Disgruntled Patient Kills Doctor Then Ends His Own Life
In Bridgeport, physician Dr. John E. W. Thompson was stabbed in the hallway of his Main Street apartments by Thomas Saloway, who then killed himself. Thompson died en route to St. Vincent’s Hospital. Saloway died 20 minutes after reaching the hospital. The suspect reportedly waited for the doctor all morning, with no confirmed eyewitnesses.
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John E. W. Thompson
Main Street
Thomas Saloway
Thompson
Hayti
Harti
Tyra
Bridgeport
Thomas Salawa
Clinton Avenue
St. Vincens Hospital
Saloway
Snoway
Thompgson
Nick Scorfacio
Slate Street
Bank Street
Frtennen
Scorfacio
Self
Edward J. Corcoran
Dr. Thompson
Andrew Fiedish
Oak Street
New Haven
Germany Bargaining to Avert Coming Disaster
Washington reports a tentative German peace offer may redefine terms in line with Wilson’s four principles. The article notes Germany could aim for a vetoed peace by persuading allies, while America signals no halt to Allied advances and favors a strong response to any armistice. It also cites Austria’s hard line and the need for unconditional surrender if peace talks fail.
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Washington
Germany
Wilson
United States
League of Nations
Maximillian
Great Britain
France
Italy
Bulgaria
Austria
Chancellor Max's Peace Speech Reported in Reichstag
Copenhagen dispatch reports Prince Mastinilian of Baden, the new German chancellor, announcing in the Reichstag that he sent a note through the Swiss government to President Wilson requesting mediation to seek peace and to communicate with other belligerents on the subject.
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Wilson
Reichstag
Copenhagen
Prince Mastinilian of
Baden
Wilse
Wilso
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